The Xenia Buccaneers will head out on the road to face off against the Valley View Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Xenia will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Xenia's offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Troy on Tuesday. They lost 10-0 to the Trojans. While losing is never fun, the Buccaneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 502nd, while the Trojans are ranked 138th).
Meanwhile, Valley View narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Preble Shawnee 2-1.
Xenia's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7-1. As for Valley View, their victory bumped their record up to 2-4-2.
Xenia took their win against Valley View in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 5-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Xenia since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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